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Rabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… with special needs is inexcusable. Thanks to the work of my investigators and auditors in partnership with Queens …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance – Controls Over the … Initiative’s (ESSHI) goal is to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over the 15-year period ending in 2031. The Office of Mental Health serves as the lead procurement agency for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Empire State Development – New NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up) (2024-F-10) The New NY Broadband Program … February 2023 found that many children who could benefit from the Program weren’t receiving services, and children who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsJackson Child Development Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Jackson Child Development Center, Inc. … directly related to the special education programs, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education … costs. This includes $106,029 in overallocated costs from JCDC’s use of a related-party-owned building and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/jackson-child-development-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 95-15
… discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Taxes (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) REAL … and Chargebacks (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate share of tax refund) SCHOOL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. New York City Department of Small Business Services – Selected Programs to … – Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up) (2023-F-35) The Rechargeable Battery Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Williamsburg Infant & Early Childhood Development Center, … – Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-22) Williamsburg, a New York City-based not-for-profit … 3 and 5 years. For the 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2019, Williamsburg reported approximately $11 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… Plan 704 SUNY After Tax 403(b) Plan Education Department, School for the Blind, and School for the Deaf employees electing the following … Election panel. For New York State Education Department, School for the Blind, School for the Deaf, and CUNY agencies: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaDiNapoli Reaffirms Commitment to DEI Initiatives
… companies, including filing shareholder proposals at Tesla Inc., Wells Fargo and Co., Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., and United Health Group Inc. DiNapoli’s actions come as … on Board Diversity; In February, DiNapoli wrote to U-Haul Holding Co., Jabil Inc., Worthington Enterprises Inc., …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-reaffirms-commitment-dei-initiativesDiNapoli: People With Disabilities in New York City Have Higher Unemployment Rates and Lower Incomes
… People with disabilities in New York City face the same challenges as those elsewhere in … (14 percent). The U.S. Census Bureau has begun to release data for 2018, which indicates that the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-people-disabilities-new-york-city-have-higher-unemployment-rates-and-lower-incomesDiNapoli: NYC Budget Faces Uncertainty Without More Federal Relief
… state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-budget-faces-uncertainty-without-more-federal-reliefState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS): Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and … monitoring alerts. In a follow-up, auditors found DOCCS has made significant progress and implemented all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Queens … A. Brown today announced that a self-described investor in Island Child Development Center, once one of New York … their assistance in the investigation. Assistant District Attorneys Eleonora B. Rivkin and Charissa Ilardi, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… Rockaway, Queens, and primarily provided services to pre-school children in the communities of Far Rockaway in Queens … in Brooklyn. Comptroller DiNapoli said, "Stealing from the public is bad enough, but exploiting small children to pay … in New York state." District Attorney Brown said, "The public funds provided to Island Child Development Center were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… meals (valued at $444,690) were discarded over the audit period. Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… care coverage for enrolled recipients throughout the public health emergency. In November 2020, the regulation was … state data or accompanying schedules for making that data public. In their follow-up, auditors found DEC made progress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Report on Preschool Special Education
The State Education Department (SED) oversees special education programs in New York State that provide services to students with a disability between the ages of 3 and 21. While most school-age students with a disability in New York receive their educational services from public school ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/seit-annual-report-2021-2022.pdfPlymouth Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-211)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s oversight of financial activity for … year totaled $145,078. Key Findings The Board does not have policies and procedures for cash receipts. The Board … a monthly basis and does not compare canceled check images to approved abstracts. The Board does not conduct an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/03/plymouth-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activity-2014m-211DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food
… helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit eligibility and reduce the value of future benefits according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The most recent available data show 1 in 8 New York households were food insecure between 2021 and 2023. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-foodMiller Place Union Free School District – Check Signing (2017M-76)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s check signing procedures for the period July 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/09/miller-place-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2017m-76